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Explore the different ways Memorial Sloan Kettering can help you get back to living your life after a diagnosis and treatment for acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma).
… At Memorial Sloan Kettering, we know that even after you’ve finished your acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) treatments, you may still need our help. We’re committed to supporting you in every way we can — physically, emotionally, spiritually, and otherwise — for as long as you need us. Although
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Pediatric Carcinomas and Other Rare Solid Tumors
Carcinomas are the most common type of solid tumors in adults. In children, carcinomas (KAR- sih-NOH-muhs) are very rare.
… Carcinomas are the most common type of solid tumors in adults. In children, carcinomas (KAR-sih-NOH-muhs) are very rare. The doctors at MSK Kids treat more young people with carcinomas and other rare solid tumors than most other cancer centers. Families come to us from across the country and around the
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Learn more about pediatric brain tumor types and how it is diagnosed at Memorial Sloan Kettering, where these insights help us determine the best treatment for your child.
… Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Pediatric Brain Tumor team diagnose and treat children, adolescents, and young adults who have any type of brain tumor. We tailor our innovative treatments for each patient, based on the characteristics of your child and their disease. Establishing the proper
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Pediatric Brain Tumors
If your child has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, Memorial Sloan Kettering is ready to help. Find a doctor or clinical trial, and learn about our approach to treatment.
… If your child has been diagnosed with a brain tumor or spinal cord tumor, you’re probably facing many hard decisions. Where should you go for care? What’s your first step? At Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, we too are constantly thinking of those questions — and how we can be the answer to all
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The stage of bladder cancer, from 0 to 4, are based on the location and size of the tumor and how far it may have spread. Learn more about bladder cancer staging now.
… Staging is part of the cancer diagnosis process. It tells us if the cancer has spread, and how far. Is it in nearby lymph nodes? Is it in organs, tissues, or lymph nodes that are farther away? The stage also tells us about the tumor’s location. Is it in the wall of the bladder, or in the muscle? How
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Find out how Memorial Sloan Kettering offers compassionate, complete care from a team of experts for women with uterine sarcomas.
… At Memorial Sloan Kettering, surgery is usually the first treatment we use for uterine sarcomas. Many women need only one operation because when we remove the tumor, we get information that helps in diagnosing and staging the disease. Surgery alone can cure uterine sarcoma if the tumor hasn’t spread
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Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
Learn about active Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) clinical trials happening now at Memorial Sloan Kettering, where you may have access to treatments before they’re available elsewhere.
… Researchers are continually testing new treatments for MDS . Many of these studies originate at Memorial Sloan Kettering. The clinical trial process is designed to advance the current standard of care for MDS. Our doctors have led many of the clinical trials for drugs that are now considered part of
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Learn about the risk factors for developing thyroid cancer.
… A risk factor for thyroid cancer is a condition, behavior, or other part of your life that increases the likelihood of developing the disease. It’s important to understand what risk factors you have for developing thyroid cancer so that your doctors can decide which treatment approach will be most effective
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We offer our patients different options for the treatment of male breast cancer. The approach we recommend for you will depend on the specifics of your disease.
… Our goal is to give every man who comes to Memorial Sloan Kettering for breast cancer treatment compassionate, personalized care from our team of experts. Your team will include doctors, nurses, and other professionals whose sole focus is breast cancer. Specialists from all areas of breast cancer care